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Celebrating Cultures Around The World!

For the past three years Kara Karnes' middle school geography class has been celebrating different cultures by way of not only research and presentations but with food (because what is a cultural celebration without food?).

Students got to pick countries of their choice, many choosing those which they have a family tie to. After doing the research, they chose a dish from their country to share with the class.

Typically, these items would be home-made, but in order to adhere to COVID restrictions, students brought in store-bought food and presentations were moved outside in order to keep proper distancing while eating.

"I love for my kids to not just learn the information about countries and cultures," said Karnes, "but to also see and experience how they celebrate holidays such as Christmas as well."

It is nice to see that even during a pandemic, certain traditions and educational experiences can remain, although they may require some adjustments! 

Student Government Association Delivers Joy To Local Family

'Tis the season for good tidings and joy, and that is exactly what PCA's Student Government Association set out to do this holiday season. Teaming up with ECBC, SGA joined in the effort to support the Angel Tree organization where the group could not only offer good tidings but also deliver them with joy.  

According to the Angel Tree site, it is "a program of Prison Fellowship TM, which reaches out to the children of prisoners and their families with the love of Christ. Through Angel Tree, volunteers are mobilized to deliver a gift, the Gospel, and a personal message of love to children on behalf of their mom or dad in prison. Every Angel Tree parent's family is also given access to a free, easy-to-read copy of the Bible. It starts with a gift and leads to restored relationships."

When asked why they chose Angel Tree, SGA advisor Kelly Cooper said, "SGA was presented with a variety of options for their first-semester community service project. They chose Angel Tree because they wanted to directly be involved with helping those who are less fortunate. The group decided to choose one family with four different children and assigned a grade to each child. Collectively, SGA was able to collect several gifts for each child. Once all gifts were collected and wrapped, we prayed over the children and family before sending the gifts."

Vice President and head of SGA's community service, eleventh grader Bella Byham said, "It was awesome knowing that we could help some kids that really needed just a little extra Christmas spirit! This time of year is always about giving, and it was our turn to give to others."